Originally Posted by
MrGastrognome
Oof! I managed to post this to the wrong thread yesterday...
What I had mistakenly started as a quick upgrade turned into a month and a half of downtime. Finally thanks to the CV for sale forum, fleabay and Koolstop, I've got new(er) and improved braking. Third set of calipers was a charm: it turns out the America doesn't have enough clearance for 32mm tires and dual pivot calipers. Updated the levers for spring return and aero hoods, added Blue Lug's variation of Nitto/Riv Mark's rack.
Next up: attach a head badge, get a ride in to confirm lever position, wrap bars and order a bag for the front rack.
I have a Suntour variant of these calipers (Superbe 4700) on one bicycle and I find them very effective. And I didn't get round to replace the pads yet (so the ones I'm using are about... 40 years old now, unless they were replaced, because they had barely any wear). They squeal like all demons, so perhaps I should replace them finally... I wouldn't say they are worse than dual pivot brakes I used to date (Tektro, Shimano, Miche).